May 5, 2025

The air forces of China and Egypt have recently wrapped up their first joint air force training, featuring exercises on air superiority combat and suppressive air defense, as well as low-altitude flyovers of the Pyramids. An expert said on Monday that the training courses showed a high level of collaboration among the two countries' warplanes in drills that were close to real combat.

The China-Egypt "Eagles of Civilization 2025" joint air force training concluded at an Egyptian air force base on Sunday, the Global Times learned from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Monday.

This joint training marked the first time the PLA Air Force has deployed a systematic force to Africa for such exercises, according to the PLA Air Force.

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